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Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883. Papers, 1827-1901.

Title: Papers, 1827-1901.

General Humphrey's papers pertain to his military career, especially to his activities during the Civil War, and to his work as a civil engineer with the United States Topographical Engineers, as head of the coast survey, and similar projects. There are correspondence and documents, 1827-1901; a large group of military papers, 1862-1867; field dispatches, 1863-1864; telegrams, 1862-1865; special and general orders, 1862-1878; reports, returns, and casualty records, 1862-1865; and reports and other miscellaneous documents, 1865. Other papers connected with the history of the Civil War are: papers relating to sieges and battles, 1862-1866; manuscript of Humphreys', From Gettysburg to the Rapidan; notes and papers on the Virginia campaign, 1864-1865; correspondence between Grant and Lee relating to Lee's surrender, 1865; campaign maps, 1864-1865; topographical maps, 1861; lake and coastal surveys, 1862-1869; a number of miscellaneous items including newspaper clippings and newspapers, 1838-1889; a scrapbook, 1800, on the U.S.S. Constitution; reprint of Who Built the United States Navy, 1793; pamphlets dealing with the case of Fitz-John Porter, 1869; and pamphlets on the Battle of Gettysburg, 1866.

ArchivalResource: 15 linear ft.

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Records of the Adjutant General's Office. 1762 - 1984. Correspondence of Military Commands Utilized in quot;The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armiesquot;

Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office. 1762 - 1984. Correspondence of Military Commands Utilized in quot;The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armiesquot;

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George Ord Collection, 1831-1864

Title: George Ord Collection 1831-1864

George Ord made important contributions as an ornithologist and writer but is also famous for his contempt of fellow ornithologist John James Audubon. Throughout his life he published numerous scientific articles and assisted in completing Alexander Wilson's life's work, . Ord also left his mark as a member of the American Philosophical Society and as the president of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia. The George Ord collection consists primarily of outgoing personal correspondence to Charles Waterton ranging from 1831 to 1866 that highlights Ord's professional as well as personal affairs, most notably his hostility toward Audubon. The collection is supplemented by correspondence of Ord's to and from various individuals regarding personal and business matters. American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet

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Abbot, Henry L. Position of Richmond, Va. / prepared by order of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, U.S.A., A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Topl. Engrs., May 27th, 1862 ; compiled from "Map of Henrico Co." and "Sketch exhibiting the approaches" with additional reconnaissances, Henry L. Abbot, Lieut. Topl. Engr.

Title: Position of Richmond, Va. / prepared by order of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, U.S.A., A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Topl. Engrs., May 27th, 1862 ; compiled from "Map of Henrico Co." and "Sketch exhibiting the approaches" with additional reconnaissances, Henry L. Abbot, Lieut. Topl. Engr.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : col., cloth ; 46 x 52 cm.

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Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883. A. A. Humphreys papers, 1846-1875; 1908 [manuscript].

Title: A. A. Humphreys papers, 1846-1875; 1908 [manuscript].

General Humphrey's papers consist primarily of letters of introduction but include two letters, 1872, from Jefferson Davis concerning their work together on the surveys for the transcontinental Northern Pacific Railroad when Davis was U.S. Secretary of War. Other correspondents include J. E. Johnston, James Buchanan, and James Longstreet.

ArchivalResource: 10 items.

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Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers. 1789 - 1999. Photographs from the Headquarters Fortifications Map Files

Title: Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers. 1789 - 1999. Photographs from the Headquarters Fortifications Map Files

ArchivalResource:

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John Fries Frazer papers, 1834-1871, 1834-1871

Title: John Fries Frazer papers, 1834-1871 1834-1871

Principal correspondents in the lettes of John Fries Frazer include Alexander Dallas Bache, Louis Agassiz, Joseph Henry, and Titian Ramsay Peale who discuss mainly general scientific topics, although personal and family matters are discussed with Bache. Topics include the University of Pennsylvania, boiler explosions, chemistry, education, the National Academy of Sciences, the Smithsonian Institution, fossils, magnetism, solar eclipses, the American Philosophical Society, weights and measures, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, scientific instruments, the American Civil War, electricity, the United States Mint, the Franklin Institute, scientists of the period, natural history, and publications.

ArchivalResource: 3.0 Linear feet, 6 boxes, ca. 683 items

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Lyman Family. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1785-1956 (Bulk : 1805-1900)

ArchivalResource: 23 boxes and 51 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8307986 View

Autograph File, H

Title: Autograph File, H

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 11 linear feet (22 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01431/catalog View

Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 1810-1883. Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William W. Belknap, [18]71 Aug. 4.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William W. Belknap, [18]71 Aug. 4.

Thanking him for letting them see the cane of Grant's chief engineer, General McPherson.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (16mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269539518 View

Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867. Memorial sketch of the services of Captain A.A. Humphreys, U.S. Topographical Engineers.

Title: Memorial sketch of the services of Captain A.A. Humphreys, U.S. Topographical Engineers. [1901?]

ArchivalResource: 6 leaves ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43246491 View

Civil War manuscripts collection, 1859-1900 (inclusive).

Title: Civil War manuscripts collection, 1859-1900 (inclusive).

An artificial collection of diaries, correspondence, narratives, and pictorial works relating to the Civil War. Personal accounts and observations of Civil War events, family life, military life, and civilian activities are included.

ArchivalResource: 10.50 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702165691 View

Abbot, Henry L. Position of Richmond, Va. [electronic resource] / prepared by order of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, U.S.A., A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Topl. Engrs., May 27th, 1862 ; compiled from "Map of Henrico Co." and "Sketch exhibiting the approaches" with additional reconnaissances, Henry L. Abbot, Lieut. Topl. Engr.

Title: Position of Richmond, Va. [electronic resource] / prepared by order of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, U.S.A., A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Topl. Engrs., May 27th, 1862 ; compiled from "Map of Henrico Co." and "Sketch exhibiting the approaches" with additional reconnaissances, Henry L. Abbot, Lieut. Topl. Engr.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : col., cloth ; 46 x 52 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61882755 View

Alden, James, 1810-1877. Cutts-Madison papers, 1759-1912.

Title: Cutts-Madison papers, 1759-1912.

Papers of Richard D. Cutts, Congressman from Massachusetts from 1801-13, and of Col. Richard D. Cutts. Congressman Cutts's papers consist of 36 letters (some photocopies only) from Pres. James Madison, his wife's brother-in-law, 1804-33, and extracts from published works written by Madison in 1759. These pertain mainly to foreign relations and personal matters. Col. Cutts's papers include 19 letters of Robert E. Lee to Gen. James Longstreet, Oct. 1862 - Apr. 1863 (and 1 from Jan. 1865), and correspondence, orders, and other documents relating to Cutts's duties as aide to Union Gen. Henry W. Halleck. Among the papers are communications of Jefferson Davis with the Senate of the Confederate States of America and other Confederate documents. (Con't) Cutts's correspondents include Col. John Cunningham Kelton and Gen. Andrew Atkinson Humphreys. Other papers relate to Cutts's service in the United States Coast Survey, including letters from James Alden of the surveying steamer Active, and notes on the geography, natural history, and inhabitants of the Pacific Coast. Also included are a few volumes of poetry kept by Mary Estelle Cutts.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17022440 View

Abbot, Henry L. Letter, February 17, 1874.

Title: Letter, February 17, 1874.

Holograph letter signed to General Andrew A. Humphreys, Corps of Engineers, USA, February 17, 1874, Willet's Point, NY. Regarding Robert Weir's Whitehead Torpedo which he feels is worthy of a practical trial; however, it should be considered by the Navy Department as it is unsuitable for Army purposes, given its range and depth.

ArchivalResource: 1 item; 8 x 10 in.

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Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson, 1810-1883. Letter signed : Washington, to George W. McCrary, Secretary of War, 1878 Apr. 8.

Title: Letter signed : Washington, to George W. McCrary, Secretary of War, 1878 Apr. 8.

Concerning the claim of Hervey S. Dale.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269553594 View

Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878. Letters, 1836-1878.

Title: Letters, 1836-1878.

The letters in this small collection concern the Smithsonian Institution, the Colorado Territory, and Humboldt's observations, among many other topics.

ArchivalResource: 45 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122584234 View

Caldwell, John Curtis, 1833-1912. Index to a synopsis of military operations and data of rank and command with special reference to the military record of Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, U.S. Army, from the commencement of the war of rebellion in 1861 to the concentration of troops in the city of Chicago in 1894, for the purpose of protecting life and property and for the maintainace of civil law and order.

Title: Index to a synopsis of military operations and data of rank and command with special reference to the military record of Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, U.S. Army, from the commencement of the war of rebellion in 1861 to the concentration of troops in the city of Chicago in 1894, for the purpose of protecting life and property and for the maintainace of civil law and order.

ArchivalResource: [32], 247 leaves, bound ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7639623 View

C. B. Comstock Papers, 1847-1908, (bulk 1862-1890)

Title: C. B. Comstock Papers 1847-1908 (bulk 1862-1890)

Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, notebooks, orders, reports, and drawings primarily concerning Comstock's Civil War service as chief engineer of the Army of the Potomac. Also includes material relating to the Mexican War and Comstock's tenure as president of the United States Mississippi River Commission, 1884.

ArchivalResource: 900 items; 4 containers; 1.6 linear feet; 4 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009101 View

Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915.

Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Union in the Civil War collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01501/catalog View

Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883. U.S. explorations, with geology of the Far West.

Title: U.S. explorations, with geology of the Far West.

ArchivalResource: 5 items in 1 v. : 4 maps (1 col.) ; 24 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55133425 View

American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIf, 1866-1886

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIf 1866-1886

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

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Cowan, Henry Inch. Letters and family history, 1861-1963.

Title: Letters and family history, 1861-1963.

Contains Civil War letters from Henry Inch Cowan to his father, Henry Cowan, and mother in Philadelphia, dated December 1861 through July 1865. Describes Cowan's enlistment with Company K, the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment. Letters detail the regiment's movements through numerous sites: Meridian Hill; Fort Monroe; Hampton, Va.; Frederick, Md.; Warrenton; Belle Plain, Va.; Camp Buford, Md.; Louisville, Ky. Contains brief accounts of engagements near Williamsburg, Hanover Court House, and Pekin Creek. Includes story of Cowan's hospitalization with typhoid fever near Cold Harbor, the loss of the hospital to Confederates, and the recapture of the hospital by Union troops. Includes Cowan's experience as a scout near war's end.

ArchivalResource: 102 items (197 leaves).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122365410 View

A. A. Humphreys Papers, ., 1846-1875; 1908

Title: A. A. Humphreys Papers, . 1846-1875; 1908

A. A. (Andrew Atkinson) Humphreys (1810-1883) of Pennsylvania was chief of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1866-1879. The collection includes Humphreys's papers which consist primarily of letters of introduction but include two letters, 1872, from Jefferson Davis concerning their work together on the surveys for the transcontinental Northern Pacific Railroad when Davis was United States Secretary of War. Other correspondents include Joseph E. Johnston, James Buchanan, and James Longstreet.

ArchivalResource: 10

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Henry M. Robert Papers, 1853-1937, (bulk 1880-1923)

Title: Henry M. Robert Papers 1853-1937 (bulk 1880-1923)

Army officer, engineer, and parliamentarian. Diaries, memoranda books, correspondence, letterbooks, subject files, and other papers relating mainly to Robert’s service as an engineer and parliamentarian.

ArchivalResource: 5,000 items; 8 containers; 3.6 linear feet; 8 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010090 View

Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883. A. A. Humphreys letter to William A. Baker, 1870 July 27.

Title: A. A. Humphreys letter to William A. Baker, 1870 July 27.

One holograph letter written by A. A. Humphreys in Washington, D.C., concerning his Civil War service on General George McClellan's staff.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf); 18 x 23 cm. folded to 18 x 12 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/745907904 View

Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886.

Title: Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886.

Scrapbook collection of Civil War photographs and autographs, assembled by Philip Case Lockwood.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (.38 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00542/catalog View

Duane, James C. Letterbooks of J.C. Duane, 1864-1865.

Title: Letterbooks of J.C. Duane, 1864-1865.

A ledger letterbook contains copies of letters sent and received by Duane in his official capacity, 1864 July 3-1865 June 15. Of interest are a letter from General Meade 1864 July 3 requesting Duane's opinion on whether an attack is feasible; Meade's orders of July 9 concerning a siege of Petersburg; Duane's plan of operation July 10; Duane's opinion that a mine assault would fail due to flanking artillery fire, July 24; Duane's deposition on the failure of the attack, July 30; and Duane's opinion on the feasibility of proposed night attacks on the Petersburg defenses, 1865 March. Pontoon bridges are also a fequent topic. A small pocket letterbook contains carbon copies of Duane's dispatches sent on the letter head of the Army of the Potomac headquarters 1864 March 11-July 29. A small pocket in the back of the volume contains loose dispatches received March and April 1865 together with carbon sheets, an ivory pencil, and a mss map of Hatcher's Run, 1865 April 1. Correspondents included J.G. Barnard, Richard Delafield, Winfield Scott Hancock, A.A. Humphreys, Rufus Ingalls, George G. Meade, Ira Spaulding, Gouveneur Kemble Warren, Horatio G. Wright.

ArchivalResource: 2 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48840525 View

Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883. Letter, 1880 Dec. 23, Washington.

Title: Letter, 1880 Dec. 23, Washington.

Army officer, engineer. Letter Washington, 23 December 1880 discussing Col. Thayer's frock coat and his general appearance in 1828-1831.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. ; 20 x 12 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7530366 View

Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883. Biographical notes, 1865-1884.

Title: Biographical notes, 1865-1884.

Collection of miscellaneous sketches and biographical notes on the life of General Andrew A. Humphreys who served during the Civil War.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122625125 View

Abbot, Henry L. Position of Richmond, Va. [electronic resource] / prepared by order of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, U.S.A., A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Topl. Engrs., May 27th, 1862 ; compiled from "Map of Henrico Co." and "Sketch exhibiting the approaches" with additional reconnaissances, Henry L. Abbot, Lieut. Topl. Engr.

Title: Position of Richmond, Va. [electronic resource] / prepared by order of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, U.S.A., A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Topl. Engrs., May 27th, 1862 ; compiled from "Map of Henrico Co." and "Sketch exhibiting the approaches" with additional reconnaissances, Henry L. Abbot, Lieut. Topl. Engr.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : col., cloth ; 76 x 69 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61882754 View

Joseph Henry letters, 1836-1878, 1836-1878

Title: Joseph Henry letters, 1836-1878 1836-1878

The letters in this small collection concern the Smithsonian Institution, the Colorado Territory, and Humboldt's observations, among many other topics.

ArchivalResource: 48.0 Item(s)

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.H39p-ead.xml View

LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897

Title: John L. (John Lawrence) LeConte papers, 1812-1897

This collection contains mostly entomological material, with much information on the description and identification of particular insects, entomological collections, and the study of entomology in Europe and the United States. In addition, there are materials on medicine and hospitals during the American Civil War, on the Corps of Topographical Engineers, the United States Army, on natural history in the United States, and on the LeConte's family. Some letters are written to President Rutherford B. Hayes and concern the Commissionership of Agriculture, for which LeConte was considered, but not appointed. Letters of John Eatton LeConte and Joseph LeConte are included.

ArchivalResource: 7.7 Linear feet, Ca. 1900 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.L493-ead.xml View

Ridgeway, Thomas S. [Geological map of the state of Virginia] / made under the direction of Maj. A.A. Humphreys ; by Tho. S. Ridgeway, geologist &c., formerly of the Geological Survey of Va., March 1862.

Title: [Geological map of the state of Virginia] / made under the direction of Maj. A.A. Humphreys ; by Tho. S. Ridgeway, geologist &c., formerly of the Geological Survey of Va., March 1862. 1862.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map on 2 sheets : col., cloth backing ; 78 x 120 cm., sheets 80 x 62 cm. and 80 x 59 cm., folded to 21 x 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52288828 View

Henry Jackson Hunt Papers, 1841-1978, (bulk 1862-1889)

Title: Henry Jackson Hunt Papers 1841-1978 (bulk 1862-1889)

U.S. Army officer and public official. Correspondence, military papers, and other material relating primarily to Hunt's military career.

ArchivalResource: 4,500 items; 14 containers; 5.6 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007096 View

Jones, J. William (John William), 1836-1909. Papers, 1875-1893.

Title: Papers, 1875-1893.

Letters, 1875-1893, received by John William Jones, Richmond, Va. as secretary of the Southern Historical Society. Most of the letters concern the Civil War. Correspondents include Edward Porter Alexander, Jubal A. Early, Horace Edwin Hayden, Andrew Atkinson Humphreys, Joseph E. Johnston, Charles Colcock Jones (concerning his A Roster of General Officers), Dabney H. Maury, Charles Landon Carter Minor, William Gordon McCabe, H.B. McClellan (concerning the twenty-fifth reunion at Gettysburg, 1888, William E. Peters and Virginia Hortense Woodruff Rodes. Letter, 21 April 1876, from Mary Sophia Hill concerns her treatment by Union soldiers.

ArchivalResource: 45 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22844615 View

Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883. Autograph letter signed : Head Qrs. 2d Corps, Va., to Reuben E. Fenton, 1865 Jan. 23.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Head Qrs. 2d Corps, Va., to Reuben E. Fenton, 1865 Jan. 23.

Asking the appointment of his son, Charles, to a commission in General Wainwright's artillery regiment.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269526625 View

Abbot, Henry L. Position of Richmond, Va. / prepared by order of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, U.S.A., A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Topl. Engrs., May 27th, 1862 ; compiled from "Map of Henrico Co." and "Sketch exhibiting the approaches" with additional reconnaissances, Henry L. Abbot, Lieut. Topl. Engr.

Title: Position of Richmond, Va. / prepared by order of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, U.S.A., A.A. Humphreys, Brig. Gen. & Chief of Topl. Engrs., May 27th, 1862 ; compiled from "Map of Henrico Co." and "Sketch exhibiting the approaches" with additional reconnaissances, Henry L. Abbot, Lieut. Topl. Engr.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : col., cloth ; 76 x 69 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57595056 View